Skip to main content
Clinical Trials/ACTRN12617001191381
ACTRN12617001191381
Terminated
未知

Reducing urinary catheter use: a randomised controlled study on the efficacy of an electronic reminder system in hospitalised patients

Avondale College of Higher Education0 sites1,621 target enrollmentAugust 15, 2017

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Avondale College of Higher Education
Enrollment
1621
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

We found that the electronic reminder did not reduce the duration of catheterization, but potential benefits in patients outside the intensive care unit were identified. Outside the ICU, the use of the device was associated with a 23% decrease in mean catheter duration. Our survey and focus group of nurses found they were largely positive responses toward the use of the device. Electronic reminders may be useful to aid prompt removal of urinary catheters in the non-ICU hospital setting.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 15, 2017
End Date
June 15, 2018
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Avondale College of Higher Education

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • The hospital must meet the following inclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Must have an intensive care unit
  • 2\. Must have at least ten wards
  • 3\. More than 30,000 patient admissions per year
  • Potential wards and units eligible for inclusion are medical wards, surgical wards and intensive care units.
  • All hospitalized patients, admitted to a ward eligible for inclusion in the study, who require a urinary catheter as part of their usual care will be included in the study.
  • All nurses, who have worked on an intervention ward (i.e. who have worked with the CATH TAG), will be invited to participate in the survey and focus group.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria for hospitals
  • Hospitals will be excluded from the study if they do not meet any of the inclusion criteria.
  • Day\-stay units and psychiatric wards will be excluded.
  • Neonates (\<2 years old) may be excluded if the CATH TAG is too large for the catheter tubing or interferes with patient care.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Similar Trials